The winner of the Silver City Business Plan Competition will be awarded a cash prize, a financial incentive package including rent for a renovated National Avenue storefront and help from marketing and accounting professionals.
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Milwaukee Area Time Exchange expands to include those who need it most
By creating community connections through timebanking, the Milwaukee Area Time Exchange helps to bring resources to people with disabilities and build community in distressed neighborhoods.
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City looks for ways to jumpstart Bronzeville redevelopment effort
The city hopes that a consultant can breathe new life into the long-anticipated Bronzeville redevelopment project.
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Barrett seeks support for residency requirements from business execs
Mayor Barrett spoke out against a proposal to end the residency requirement for public employees in Milwaukee at an awards luncheon sponsored by The Business Journal.
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Industrial development key to creating jobs at A.O. Smith site
The city is courting businesses to create 700 to 1,000 permanent jobs for Milwaukee residents, especially those who live near the old A.O. Smith factory. The official unemployment rate in nearby minority neighborhoods is roughly 20 percent.
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Ending residency requirements riles up south side leaders
South side community leaders blasted Gov. Scott Walker for adding a provision to the 2013 budget ending the mandatory residency requirement for municipal employees statewide.
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Conference generates ideas to spur social entrepreneurship
Civic, business and philanthropic professionals considered how an entrepreneurial spirit could help solve some of the city’s most pressing problems.
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Finalists announced for 14th annual MANDIs
Sixteen finalists in five categories have been announced for the annual MANDI awards, which recognize individuals, organizations and companies who work to strengthen central city neighborhoods.
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In Bronzeville, redevelopment still hasn’t turned the corner
The city of Milwaukee’s plan to revitalize the historic Bronzeville in a new location may take a step forward soon.
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Milwaukee County Board supports minimum wage increase
The Milwaukee County Board has approved a resolution calling on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage, making it the first local unit of government in the country to support the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012 (H.R. 6211).